Typographical or slug-casting machine.



J. w. GRAHAM.

TYPOGRAPHICAL 0R SLUG CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY8.19I5- RENEWED FEB- !8, I919. 1,298,492. Patented Mar. 25,1919.

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TYPOGRAPHICAL 0R SLUG CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I915. RENEWED FEB. 18. l9l9.

1,298,492. Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

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UNITE il JOHN w. GRAHAM, or HINTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

TYPOGRAPHICAL OR SLUG-GASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed May 8, 1915, Serial No. 26,780. Renewed February 18, 1919. Serial No. 277,817.

To all whom it may concern,-

' and useful Improvements in Typographical or Slug-Casting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates totypographical or slug casting-machines, such as linotypes of the original construction, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print, and then assembled in line, together with expanding spacers, the composed line brought in contact with theface of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a line oftype'or slug against the matrices, which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned to the magazine from which they were originally drawn.

More particularly it relates to that class of machines, having a series ofmagazines, any one of which can be shifted into operative position, and wherein each magazine is removable and interchangeable.

In the drawings of my invention, Ihave shown it applied to a linotype machine, but it will be apparent that it may be applied to other machines, such as typesetting, and typecasting machines, and many changes and variations made therein, without departing from the spirit or principle of this invention.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a linotype machine having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front view of the forked arm A, showing part of the raising and lowering mechanism. Fig. 3 is a side view of a section of a magazine showing the escapement mechanism. Figs. 4 and 5 show the locking pin. Fig. 6 shows a top view of a magazine resting in its rack or basket. Fig. 7 is a side view of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a section of a magazine resting in its rack or basket. 7

Referring to Fig. 1-

A represents the main frame having a vertical member and an upper transverse member, the latter of which carries a pivot near its end upon which a basket is swung, and continued forward to support the frame A A represents a frame which houses the shaft A and also the screws used in raising and lowering the basket. This frame A is pivoted to the main arm A on both sides, by the pins A A shows a shaft to operate the screws D.

A shows an arm extended out from the main arm A, to house the locking device and to act as a guide for the basket.

A shows the locking device.

A shows the holes in the strap B in which the lock pin A fits, to lock the magazines.

B is the complete basket, consisting of the several individual baskets.

B shows the casting to which the basket is'aflixed, and which is pivoted to the arm A at the pivot T.

B shows the straps that form the ends of the basket.

B shows the angle iron sides of the individual baskets.

C shows the shaft which houses part of the power raising and lowering mechanism.

D shows the screws to raise and lower the basket.

G shows a magazine. I

H shows the rods connecting the locking device with the entrance and escapement channels.

L shows the lever to operate the power raising and lowering device.

N shows the hand wheel to operate the hand raising and lowering device.

Y shows the entrance channel.

Referring to Fig. 2- v p C shows two pulleys which run loose on the shaft C, and so affixed by any desired means, that they cannot move endwise on the shaft, and so bored out as to receive the tapered ends of the friction cone 0*.

C shows a straight belt connecting one pair of the pulleys C and E.

C shows a twist belt connecting the other pair of the pulleys C and E.

C is a friction cone splined on the shaft C.

C shows a slot in the cone C to receive the forked end of the lever L.

E shows two pulleys on the shaft A".

P shows a bevel gear on the shaft N. P shows a bevel gear made fast to the loose pulley Ct.

N ishows 'aihand wheel to operate hand raising an lowering device.

S shows a coil spring which throws the gearP out of mesh with'the gear-P when not in use. i r 7 7 Referring to Fig.- 3-'- K shows a key rod.

-K shows a trip finger attached to afkey tr d-J V shows a verge. 7

th verge is pivotech r r I V shows a spring to hold the vergevin G 7 shows the, dog

zine in place, workingqin cjdnjunctionwith v V I i ;-to whlchtheb-asket isihinged; a-forkedzarm made with a-'projectionbackward tohouse i said pivot at a point 1 in; alinefment ith the, entrance, and uescapement channels,'-and' a. f supportingifra'me pivoted to the frontal eX- tensionof the forked arm, and housing a a screw mechanism -*;to raise {and lowerthe basket, and such screw mechanism, and its sup: 1 porting frame, jplaced over and above; the

Y showsjthe escapement channel. 1 V (Referring. to Fig; l

G shows a magazine. i G hows the, projecteda end; of* the strengthening-bar! I V 3 which holds; the magashowsthe sheet ironliningin the basket;

Inf-operating the machine, to rais'eiland lower the basket, the lever L, whose forked end into the slot 0* of the cone Cfig'iand which is pivoted onthe pin C ;'is moved so as to bring the cone -C :-in contact with'one or other ofytheclutch pulleys C .f'-,B0,th-'of the pulleys C are connectedtothe pulleys Ebnthe} shaft Afiione by across'or" twist belt, the otherby a straight belt; thus they operate {the shaftzA each -in opposite directions. The shaft A housed on thefra'me A is fitted with'zbevel cogge arapwhich intermesh with beveli cog gears on-the screws 1 toy-raiseor'lowerthebasket.

To unlock themagazines the lever A? is moved forward or toward the front of the 'vmfachine, this turnsthe pin A, (shown in Fig.4) and in turning, the' pin-iwitl'idraws from the socket in which it restsand thereby unlocks the magazine. The 1(jclrpinf is held in place by anyfdesiredf'means; when the lock ';pin -A is turned to =un1ock -themagazines, it alsoopens the channel entranceoutward, andalso-the escapement-channel' by means of connecting' rods H and the (key rods and trip fingers, whichare attached to the supporting frame worko-f the channel Y. To remove a magazine from its basket,-the

magazine is moved: back sufficient distance to disengage theprojec'tlons G from-the dog G then themagazine is raised up'to allow the projection G to pass over the dog G and the magazineis removed from the front of the machine. To' plac'e the magazine in the basket: this i operation is reversed.

In'the drawings I'have shown my invent10n in a preferred way,-but 1t is-obvi'ous that many changes and variatlons may be made therein, without departing from the spirit or principle of the invention.

Having described my nventlon, ts constructlon and'joperationg what I claim and desire to secure by Letters" Patent ofthe- 'United' States, is as follows:

-1; In a typographical machine, in combi- V nation, a frame having a pivot, plurality ofremovable magazine's, a basket hinged to saidpivot made to house said magazines in suchposition that their rear end'sai'e-closer ,together than their front ends, a; pairof slationary entrance and exit channels relatively remote from and on-the-sa1ne-side cit-said and exit-channelsas'desired. r

2. In a typographical machine ,thecombi- "natioirof" apluralityiof, removable inaga- V v zines, a'basket made torhousethe-said mags- V zines,-so that they are closer together? at their rear ends than= at"their fronta1 ends, a: pivot basket, which it is designed; to raise-tend .lower.- 1

: 3; In: a typographical machine, :the coriibiof the said magazines arefarther! apareth-an anism, said forked arm 'macle: With forward and backwardpro ections t'o h-onsethe pivot -and -the screw mechanism, apowerrai-sing .nation; ofr a ba'sket toghouseja plurality of; --magaz1nes, andso made that the-frontal ends lio and lowering device torai-se and -lower -tl'1eil basket, and' the center being in alinen'ient with the entrance and 1 esoapement channels so' thatthemagazines will comeinto operative-position at both-their ends at the same time, w thout vany devices or mechanismsbe fing added to: the;; ordinary entrance channel or-escapement channel;

'4.'-:In-'a typographlcalinachine, the combinationof a plurality of n removable imagazines, a basket to housethe'magazines; so

that their frontal enfds arfe' fartherapart than their rear ends, a pivotupon which I the; has

ket is hinged, a screw mechanism for} raising and lowering the basket, a frame. to; house and sup-port the screw mechanism, a forked 7 arm to house the pivot, andsupporting frame of the screw mechanism, a power raising. and

lowering device, consisting of normally idle pulleys and belts, and a moving friction cone,

and means to engage the moving friction cone with the idle pulleys, and means to transmit the motion to the screw mechanism to raise and lower the basket.

5. In a typographical machine,.the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, strengthening bars associated with each magazine, a basket tohouse the magazines, and so constructed that the individual haskets are set farther apart at their frontal ends, than at their rear ends, dogs affixed to the inside of the basket to engage the projecting ends of the strengthening bars of the magazines, and so shaped as to hold the magazines in position, both horizontally and vertically, a locking device to lock the magazines in operative position, a lever to operate the locking device, links to move the channel entrance and escapement channel toward and away from the ends of the magazines,

and means whereby the locking mechanism, the channel entrance, and the escapement channel are all controlled by a single operative lever.

6. In a typographical machine, in combination, a frame having a vertical member and an upper transverse member, a pivot near one end of said transverse member, a basket suspended therefrom, a plurality of removable magazines radially disposed within said basket with respect to said pivot, a pair of entrance and exit channels in alinement with each other and said pivot, one of which is supported from said vertical member, and means for moving said basket in the arc of a circle about the pivot between the entrance and exit channels.

7. In a typographical machine the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, a rack to house said magazines so that they are closer at their rear than at their frontal ends, means to shift said rack, a forked arm having forward and backward projections, a pivot on which said rack is supported from said backward projections, and a support pivoted to the forward projections of said forked arm connected with said rack.

S. In a typographical machine the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, a rack to house said magazines on an arc whereby they are closer at their rear than at their frontal ends, means to shift said rack, a forked arm having forward and backward projections, a. pivot on which said rack is supported from said backward projections, a supporting frame pivoted to the forward projections of said forked arm and connected with said rack including a screw mechanism to raise and lower said rack, said screw mechanism being supported at a point over and above said rack which it is designed to raise and lower.

9. In a typographical machine the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, a rack to house said magazines with their rear closer than their frontal ends, means to shift the said rack, a forked arm having forward and backward projections, a pivot on which said rack is supported by said backward projections, a supporting frame pivoted to the forward projections of said forked arm including a mechanism to raise and lower the said rack, said frame having supported at a point over and above said rack which it is designed toraise and lower, a shaft having two normally idle friction pulleys thereon, a normally movin friction cone splined to said shaft, an means to engage the said friction cone with either one of said pulleys.

10. In a typographical machine the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, a rack to house said magazines with their rear ends closer than their frontal ends, means to shift the said rack, a forked arm having forward and backward projections, said rack being pivoted to said backward projections, a supporting frame pivoted to the forward projections of said forked arm, a mechanism to raise and lower the said rack, supported at a point above said rack which it is designed to raise and lower, a shaft having two normally idle friction pulleys, a normally moving friction cone splined to said shaft, means to engage the said friction cone with either of said pulleys, and means to transmit the motion to said mechanism to shift said rack in either direction as desired.

11. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of removable magazines, a rack to house said magazines, means to shift said rack, a forked arm having forward and backward projections, said rack being pivoted to said backward projections, a supporting frame pivoted to the forward projections of said forked arm, a screw mechanism to raise and lower said rack, supported at a point over said rack which it is designed to raise and lower, a shaft having on it two normally idle friction pulleys, a normally moving friction cone splined to the said shaft, means to engage said friction cone with either one of the said pulleys, means to transmit the motion to the said screw mechanismto shift the said rack in either direction as desired, lock pins to lock said magazines, having elongated heads on the said pins, a lever to operate the said lock pins, rods connecting the entrance and escapement channels with opposite ends of the said elongated heads of the lock pins, and means whereby the locking and unlocking of the magazines and the moving of the entrance and escapement channels into and out of operative position are all controlled simultaneously by one operation.

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